police of Ankara, Turkey

updated Sun. May 6, 2018

FETO orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016 in Turkey, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.

Daesh targeted Turkey in a string of attacks in the past three years. The last large-scale Daesh attack was in Istanbul on Jan. 1, 2017. A lone gunman killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub during New Year's Eve celebrations. In Ankara, Daesh suicide bombers killed 109 people attending a peace rallyÃÂ ...

Turkey will assign 4,000 policemen for the security of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, who will be in Ankara ... routes linking the Esenboğa Airport to the presidential compound and to the hotels where Putin and Rouhani will stay to be under police control at all times.

Many drivers informed police that the wedding convoy was causing a traffic jam on the TEM highway. Upon a number of complaints, police officers waited for the convoy at toll booths on the Ankara route in the Mahmutbey district. The convoy was stopped and police officers evaluated the documents of theÃÂ ...

The element, known as Californium, was found when a car was searched in the Ankara suburb of Pursaklar on Monday during an anti-smuggling operation. Police said the four were part of a criminal gang that intended to sell the rare material on the black market for more than $70 million. The Turkish pressÃÂ ...

At least 45 Daesh suspects were arrested in two provinces on Friday during counter-terror operations, according to police sources. In capital Ankara, 24 suspects were arrested following warrants issued by Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity due toÃÂ ...

Women's rights groups in Turkey are announcing their protests and events to celebrate International Women's Day on Mar. 8, despite police interventions against women participating in Women's Day demonstrations last weekend. On Sunday, 15 protestors, mainly from the Ankara Women's Platform, wereÃÂ ...

Update: 14.20pm: Turkish police have detained four Islamic State suspects as part of an investigation into a possible attack on the US Embassy in Ankara, the country's state-run news agency has reported. The embassy was closed today over an unspecified security threat. The Anadolu Agency said policeÃÂ ...

A banner emblazoned with the Turkish flag hangs on a building across from the U.S. embassy, right, and reads: "No force can block our struggle against terrorism," in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, March 5, 2018. Turkish police detained four Islamic State suspects as part of an investigation into a possible attackÃÂ ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police on Monday detained 12 suspected Islamic State militants in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and were searching for eight others, state media reported, as the U.S. Embassy was closed due to an unspecified security threat. The Ankara chief prosecutor's office said in a statementÃÂ ...

Turkish woman shouts at Turkish riot police as they try to detain her during a rally for Women's rights in Ankara. — AFP. Ankara — Turkish police on Sunday fired tear gas to break up a women's rights march in Ankara with some 15 protesters reportedly detained. The protesters, mainly from the AnkaraÃÂ ...

As demonstrators in Ankara started marching in the Cankaya municipality, officers reportedly told them that they were prohibited to hold a rally there. Police deployed tear gas against the protesters after they refused to disperse, AFP reported. Photos and videos on social media show police using forceÃÂ ...

Police on March 4 fired tear gas to break up a women's rights march in the capital Ankara, with some 15 protesters reportedly detained. The protesters, mainly from the Ankara Women's Platform, an NGO promoting women's rights, had gathered in the center of the city for the rally, called ahead ofÃÂ ...

Turkish police foiled a planned Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara on March 5, detaining suspects in the capital Ankara and the Black Sea province of Samsun. The detentions came after the Ankara Governor's Office stated late on March 4 that extra securityÃÂ ...

A woman cries as her friends are detained by riot police during a Women's Day rally in Ankara, Turkey March 4, 2018. — Reuters picANKARA, March 5 — Turkish police yesterday fired tear gas to break up a women's rights march in Ankara with some 15 protesters reportedly detained. The protestersÃÂ ...

The arrests came after the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office issued arrest warrants for a total of 12 people. The police are searching for the remaining suspects, the sources added. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the U.S. and EU. In its three-decade-plus terror campaignÃÂ ...

“The demonstration is taking place near the Ankara Palace hotel, where the press conference of Tillerson and Cavusoglu will be held. “We have 150 people. We did not get the permission to hold a rally from the Ankara mayor's office. “The police used tear gas against us, but I cannot say that they are tryingÃÂ ...

Let us say, without getting drowned in the details, that the situation is serious. Prime Minister Netanyahu's political future is between the lips of the prosecutor. Israeli police announced that they completed the investigation on Netanyahu and recommended that the prosecutor prepare their bill of indictment.

A fugitive suspect in the 2015 Ankara train station attack, sought with a red notice for links to the Islamic State of Levant (ISIL), was captured by Georgian police in 2017 and extradited to Turkey, but only two days later, he was spotted again trying to enter Georgia, the Turkish Justice Ministry has said.

Police launched an Ankara-based operation, spanning 12 other provinces, following the warrants; so far, 19 suspects have been arrested. The search for the rest of the suspects continues, the source added. The Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestratedÃÂ ...

ANKARA, Feb 19 (KUNA) -- Turkish police arrested on Monday nine people allegedly linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorist group during counterterrorism operations in ... The arrests came after the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office issued arrest warrants for a total of 12 people.

The arrests came after the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office issued arrest warrants for a total of 12 people. The police are searching for the remaining suspects, the sources added. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the U.S. and EU. In its three-decade-plus terror campaignÃÂ ...

On February 2, 2018, an explosion at a tax office in Ankara, initially believed to be a gas leak, was determined to be caused by a bomb. Turkish authorities, following the event in a statement, said that the suspected bomber had been killed in a police operation. Next day, Ankara governor's office, in aÃÂ ...

An outlawed separatist group, the PKK has been fighting the Ankara government for nearly four decades. Turkey, the US and EU list the PKK as a terrorist group, though many European countries tolerate its presence and Washington has allied with what the CIA calls its Syrian branch in the fight againstÃÂ ...

I recall one day I was asked by the police to return and drive from the anterior gate to my office because there had been a firing incident. An armoured salary truck had been attacked in a heist and there had been a shootout between the thieves and the campus police , killing one robber. In Ankara, whileÃÂ ...

Turkish police detained 17 Daesh-linked suspects planning to carry out terror attacks, reports said Saturday. According to reports, counter-terror squads from Ankara Police determined the identity of the terrorists upon receiving intelligence and launched raids to capture the suspects. The suspects haveÃÂ ...

8 held in connection with Ankara blast ... Police and firefighters at the scene of a bomb attack in Ankara on Thursday. (AP) ... ANKARA: An explosion rocked the Turkish capital late Thursday, injuring three people and causing extensive damage to a building in the district of Cukurambar, close to the TurkishÃÂ ...

A loud boom caused by the explosion could be heard in many parts of Ankara, leading to panic among residents. Several ambulances, firefighters and police officers rushed to the scene following the explosion. The building's facade was extensively damaged, while windows of nearby buildings and carsÃÂ ...

Some 14,000 people from all over Germany gathered in Cologne to voice their discontent with Ankara's actions in northern Syria, German media reports, citing police sources. German press agency DPA put the number of the participants at 20,000. The protesters chanted “Dictator Erdogan” and “TerroristÃÂ ...

Ankara police received a call on January 16 evening in connection with the disappearance of one of the diplomats in the Russian Embassy in Turkey. Having no news for hours, Alex Anelkov's relatives called the police, Cumhuriyet reports. The announcement of the disappearance of the Russian diplomatÃÂ ...

Four soldiers surrendered to police in capital Ankara on Wednesday and confessed to being linked with the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the defeated coup attempt in 2016 in Turkey. Among the four surrendered soldiers, three were lieutenant colonels, while the other was aÃÂ ...

Turkish security forces confiscated more than 80 kilograms (180 pounds) of hashish during separate operations in central Turkey on Monday, according to a police source. The operations were carried out after capital Ankara's counter-narcotics police force received an anonymous tip about distribution ofÃÂ ...

In operations on Friday, Turkish security forces captured 77 suspects including some plotting to carry out attacks during New Year's Eve celebrations. The suspects were detained in raids in the early hours of the day in the capital Ankara, Istanbul and the southwestern city of Muğla. Most of the suspectsÃÂ ...

“The demonstration is taking place near the Ankara Palace hotel, where the press conference of Tillerson and Cavusoglu will be held. “We have 150 people. We did not get the permission to hold a rally from the Ankara mayor's office. “The police used tear gas against us, but I cannot say that they are tryingÃÂ ...

The members of a drug gang detained in a recent operation had been working for a group covered by state insurance, according to police sources. The discovery came after Ankara police busted the group and detained 24 of its members. The officials determined that the gang was being governed by twoÃÂ ...

The company said prior to the lawsuit, which they will file today, they have filed a complaint at the Bambalapitiya police station against Yamu.lk. “Yamu.lk has used a writer named Halik to run down the restaurant calling it an 'up market brothel' in reference to its unique interior designs,” Ankara CEO RamziÃÂ ...

Ankara claims that Athens officials violate the treaty by appointing religious jurists known as muftis instead of allowing the local community to do so. "Protecting ... Several Turkish nationals were arrested in Greece over alleged links to the leftist militant group DHKP-C. Police raided locations in Athens as theÂ ...

A private who spent 11 months in prison over his alleged coup involvement has been charged TL 34 million [$9.5 million] in compensation for the damages to the Ankara Police Headquarters on the night of July 15, 2016, according to a columnist. “My brother was released 5 months ago and he ultimatelyÂ ...

Authorities banned all demonstrations across Ankara as police stopped buses carrying people from various parts of the country at the entrance of the capital. "Most of the indictment includes press releases, speeches at conferences, panels and similar legal and political activities," a statement on HDP website read.

The group then obtained grey service passports from Ankara police and headed to Hungary four days before the start of the festival on Nov. 1. On Nov. 10, only five of those who participated in the festival returned to Turkey, including Y.K., while the rest stayed in Hungary, reportedly to seek asylum.

The Turkish Police will also provide technical assistance to operationalize the newly established National Anti-Terrorism Centre under the framework of ... Mr Altinok was speaking during a meeting with a high-ranking Zambia Police Service delegation led by Inspector General Kakoma Kanganja in Ankara,.

But our authorities continue to investigate these claims," the official said, adding that the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was taking steps on this issue. Turkish diplomatic sources speaking to AA also confirmed that Germany has responded to Turkey's diplomatic note and informed Ankara about theÂ ...

The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry on Dec. 1 stated that it recalled an embassy employee in Ankara who was reportedly drunk and threatened police officers that he would “start a war” between Ethiopia and Turkey after getting involved in a traffic accident, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. The ministryÂ ...